SkySports Steven Taylor told Goals on Sunday that he was once in a Newcastle United team meeting where players put their hands up to confirm they wanted to be at the club. Following the club's relegation from the Premier League in 2009, they were thrashed 6-1 by and more »

Telegraph.co.uk To borrow a phrase from the Chelsea banners which idolised their former talisman, John Terry, Jamaal Lascelles is a captain, leader and could just be a Newcastle United legend in the making. Lascelles is not only the youngest captain in the Premier and more »

When professional footballers call time on their playing days, many go into coaching. Some end up as TV pundits, while others like Rio Ferdinand opt to have a crack at a different sport. Although Faustino Asprilla has dabbled in punditry, he has not yet fully committed to any of the above. But he...

I'm here trying to bring the best from the team -- that is the best for the club, said Benitez. I don't want to create a war -- I don't need to do that -- but I need to be sure the players are concentrated on football playing well and getting points every game to stay up.

Slimani is a player with Premier League experience, said Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez. He is a player who can fight with defenders, challenge and score goals. Hopefully he can give us some experience and some different characteristics to the strikers we have at the moment.